West Palm Beach station

This article is about the Tri-Rail and Amtrak station. For the Brightline station, see West Palm Beach station (Brightline).

West Palm Beach station is a train station in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak passenger rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail service. It is located at 203–209 South Tamarind Avenue, south of First Street/Banyan Boulevard. The former Seaboard Air Line Railway station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station.

West Palm Beach, FL
West Palm Beach station in 2011
General information
Location	201 South Tamarind Avenue West Palm Beach, Florida United States
Coordinates	26°42′44.32″N 80°03′44.27″W
Owned by	City of West Palm Beach
Line(s)	South Florida Rail Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Greyhound Lines Palm Tran: 1, 2, 31, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 49
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WPB
IATA code	ZWP
Fare zone	1 (Tri-Rail)
History
Opened	1925
Rebuilt	1991
Passengers
FY 2023	44,807[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Delray Beach toward Miami Floridian Okeechobee toward Chicago Silver Meteor Sebring toward New York Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station Lake Worth Beach toward Miami Airport Tri-Rail Mangonia Park Terminus Boca Raton toward MiamiCentral Express Weekday service Terminus
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Okeechobee toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1993–1996 Delray Beach toward Miami Delray Beach toward Miami Palmetto 2002–2004 Okeechobee toward New York Silver Star until 2024 Delray Beach toward Miami Floridian 1971–1979 Sebring toward Chicago Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station Palm Beach toward Miami Main Line Indiantown toward Richmond
Future services Preceding station Tri-Rail Following station Lake Worth Beach toward Downtown Miami Red Line (proposed) Mangonia Park Terminus
Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built	1925[2]
Architect	L. Philips Clarke, Harvey and Clarke
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival[3]
NRHP reference No.	73000600[3]
Added to NRHP	June 19, 1973

History

The station under operation by the Seaboard Airline Railway

The station officially opened to passengers in January 1925 as a Seaboard Air Line Railway depot. The building was designed by the Palm Beach architectural firm of Harvey & Clarke.^[4] Among other Seaboard trains, the station was served by the Orange Blossom Special until 1953, and the Silver Meteor beginning in 1939. Amtrak maintained Silver Meteor service to the station when it took over intercity passenger train service in 1971. The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973. Tri-Rail service to the station began in 1989.

The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners^[5] to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.^[6] Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.

In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.^[6]

On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.^[7]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.

Notes

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. "Florida Historical Markers Programs – Marker: Palm Beach". Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
3. "National Register of Historical Places – Florida (FL), Palm Beach County". National Park Service. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
4. Picciochi, Sandie (November 9, 1988). "Roaring '20s Bash Will Raise Funds For Historic Rail Station". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale. p. 15.
5. "Seaboard Railway Station". Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
6. "West Palm Beach, FL (WPB)". Great American Stations. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
7. "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

External links

Media related to West Palm Beach train station at Wikimedia Commons

• West Palm Beach, FL – Amtrak
• West Palm Beach, FL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• West Palm Beach Station – South Florida Regional Transportation Authority